Now this is how you do brows! Although certainly not the cheapest option out there, Tom Ford's Brow Sculptor is definitely on the right track with this brow shading product.

Brow Sculptor is a wax-type (but not waxy) formula housed in a twist-up tube, and you don't have to sharpen it to get more product. A sharpener is included for those who want an angled edge, but it's optional, which is why this gets high marks from us.

The brow color itself is smooth-textured and a snap to apply. It comes in a good selection of natural-looking shades, including options for blonde and auburn brows. It blends seamlessly into your natural brow color, and wears well throughout the day.

As an added bonus, it doesn't make your brows feel sticky, coated in wax, or matted. Although you don't have to spend this much on a good brow product, if you choose to splurge, you'll be getting your money's worth!

Pros:

Twist-up container, which means you don't have to sharpen this (although a sharpener is included).

Weaknesses: An eye pencil that's overpriced for its quality; lackluster yet super-pricey foundations, including one with sunscreen that doesn't provide sufficient UVA protection; a mediocre eyelining product; an expensive and ineffective highlighting pen.

Summary: The dashing, debonair Tom Ford is one of the world's hottest fashion designers, famous and sought-after for his controversial photo shoots (featuring models showing more skin than clothes) and his classic, yet edgy, fashion designs. Ford came to prominence in the mid-1990s, when he became Creative Director at Gucci's fashion house. He is credited with bringing glamour back to fashion at a time when grunge and heroin chic looks were en vogue, and he helped take the then-failing Gucci from the brink of bankruptcy to a multi-billion-dollar brand.

A few years after Ford joined Gucci, brand was acquired by rival fashion house Yves Saint-Laurent. Ford became Creative Director there as well. Finally, in 2006, Ford launched his own fashion line of menswear, eyewear, fragrances, and accessories. Five years later, he followed in the footsteps of fellow high-fashion houses Armani and Chanel by launching his own line of color cosmetics.

Housed in sleek black packaging with "Tom Ford" stamped in prominent gold-embossed lettering, the makeup certainly looks luxurious, and the pricing is definitely in the haute couture range - the foundations cost $78! However, like many other fashion designer makeup lines, what's inside Tom Ford's range of products is largely unexceptional, especially given the expense.

Tom Ford's makeup and fragrance lines are owned by cosmetics giant Estee Lauder, so you won't be surprised when we tell you that much of what you see in the Tom Ford line isn't all that different from what other Lauder brands, such as MAC, Clinique, and Lauder's namesake line sell. What that means is you don't need to ante up for Tom Ford makeup, because most of what this line does well is available for less money from other Lauder-owned lines.

High prices aside, though, there are some winners among Tom Ford's small but well-edited makeup line. The lipstick, brow pencil, lip lacquer, and eyeshadow palettes are all high-quality and perform well. We're also pleased to say that most of the makeup products either have no or minimal fragrance, which is always a bonus - especially when you consider that this line got its start in the cosmetics field with perfumes and colognes.

Unfortunately, the foundations feature such ingredients as fragrance and lavender, which are both a problem for skin, and some of the other products, like the needs-sharpening eye pencil, are so common and ordinary that it makes the asking price a joke! Overall, Tom Ford has a handful of excellent makeup products to check out - and the counter personnel we dealt with were first-rate makeup artists – but be aware that you're not getting anything that justifies any of those products' high price tags. If anything, Tom Ford's makeup confirms what we've been saying about cosmetics for years: There are good and bad products in all price ranges, and expensive doesn't necessarily mean better!

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The brow sculptor is so easy & simple to use & makes your brows look amazing. It lasts until you take it off. This is one product you need even if you don't wear makeup. I'm on my 2nd one now & the first lasted me over 6 months (lasts a lot longer than others I've tried & my best brows yet) I was so impressed I bought my 75 year old mum one for Christmas & she loves it (her only make-up is lipstick & brow pencils)her eyebrows have never looked so good & if she can use it easily anyone can Lol